It’s easy to overextend yourself between family, friends, your relationship (or dating life) and work—especially this time of year, when the events pile up and time doesn’t slow down. However, a new study from the International Journal of Stress Management practically speaks up as a PSA for the perpetually busy.

The study analyzed data collected from 5,575 schoolteachers—a group who knows what it’s like to run on all cylinders—to measure their levels of burnout versus their levels of depression.

As it turns out, there was major overlap between the two categories: 90 percent of those who met the criteria for burnout also met the criteria for depression. In fact, among those seemingly suffering from both issues, 92 percent of them had a high enough score on their depression inventories that some sort of treatment for the condition would be recommended.

Now if you’re feeling under pressure at work right now with obligations left and right when you leave the office, don’t let this study stress you out any more. Everybody has stress, and everybody feels burnt out from time to time.

But this study is a sobering reminder that chronic stress is the real deal, and it can take a psychological and physical toll on us for the long-term. Often we're more inclined to push the limits on our ability to shoulder psychological burden—more so than say, physical pain. Remember—you're the one who's ultimately in charge of taking care of yourself.